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Health care

Published
September 3, 2014

Press Herald reporter to join national panel on vaccines

Joe Lawlor's story on Maine's vaccination issue draws national attention.
Published
September 3, 2014

Study questions need for double mastectomy

Long-term survival rates may be just as high for women who had lumpectomies plus radiation.
Published
September 2, 2014

With ‘bucket’ donations pouring in, Maine lab expects more ALS work

Funding allocated to research would boost demand for mice from the Jackson facility and also help it study the disease.
Published
August 31, 2014

Study spotlights major advance against heart failure

An experimental drug lowers chances of death or being hospitalized by about 20 percent.
Published
August 30, 2014

Federal judge halts new Texas abortion limits

Under the restrictions, the only remaining abortion facilities would have been in major cities, and there would have been none in the western half of the state.

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Published
August 29, 2014

Franklin Memorial Hospital to join MaineHealth

Franklin Community Health Network gets state approval for the merger, effective Oct. 1.
Published
August 27, 2014

Blood pressure self-care can beat doctor care

Why self-management works best is uncertain, but patients who participated were taking more medication than the others and were perhaps more vigilant than doctors.
Published
August 27, 2014

U.N. health agency urges ban, new restrictions on e-cigarettes

Device manufacturers, however, say tighter rules will do more harm than good.
Published
August 26, 2014

Teen sleep deprivation seen as national epidemic

Among the American Academy of Pediatrics' recommendations: later school starting times.
Published
August 26, 2014

Researchers: Parents can’t spot child obesity

A study shows they struggle to assess their children's weight.